Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall
Beat Furrer Studie IV (2025, UK premiere) Schumann Davidbündertänze, Op. 6 (1837) Stefano Gervasoni Sonata for Piano (2024, UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (1821/2) Good to see Filippo […]
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Two Razumovsky Quartets on BIS
This is the fourth instalment of he Chiaroscuro Quartet’s ongoing complete recording of Beethoven’s string quartets. This is our eighth post of his group’s activities: previous Beethoven posts include quartets from Op. 18 and Opp. […]
NYO Collide: film, ballet and opera
Joe Hisaishi Howl’s Moving Castle: Merry-go-Round + Cave of Mind Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude und Verklärung Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: excerpts The National Youth Orchestra’s Festival Hall concert (following on from the Bridgewater Hall […]
Gangsta Salome: Richard Strauss in Bethnal Green
Perhaps fittingly, there is an establishment by the name of “Satan’s Whiskers” a hop, skip and a jump from York Hall. Richard Strauss’ Salome is a visceral juxtaposition of the good (or is that Good?: […]
In Paradisum: Gabriel Durliat
This is a lovely album. Programming is carefully consdered. The disc opens with a beautiful performance of Durrliat’s own transcription of the “In Paradisim” from Fauré’s Requiem. The tempo is perfect, and a sense of […]
Ruth Gipps on Chandos: Violin Concerto & Fifth Symphony
This is the fourth volume on Chandos of music by Gordon Jacob suddent and Vaughan Williams protegée R4th Gipps (1921-99). Previously at Classical Explorer, we have covered the Chandos release Paper of Dreams, and, on […]
Martha Argerich : the DG Chopin set
After Martha Argerich d Dong Hyek Lim’s recital at the Festival Hall last week , it seemed only right to remind ourselves of her greatest Chopin recordings via this 5 CD (and one bluray audio) […]
Elsa Dreisig: Invocation
This post was originally intended to run in parallel with a report on Elsa Dreisig’s Wigmore Hall recital on March 25: sadly, she had to cancel (replaced by Marianne Crebassa), but this new disc remains. […]
Martha Argerich and Dong Hyek Lim at the Royal Festival Hall
Big names can mean big surprises: will they show? Will they play what they say they’ll play? I remember when Claudio Arrau played at the Royal Festival Hall back in the 1980s – the big […]
Andrew Downes’ “A St Luke Passion” (and other choral works)
On 27th March 2026, the record label Prima Facie released the premiere recording of Andrew Downes’ A St Luke Passion of 1993 (Op. 50) with the Philharmonia Voices and Orchestra under David Trippett. This is the first album in a trilogy of recordings of the large-scale […]
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